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Why Investors are Careful Buyers but Careless Sellers
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Why Investors are Careful Buyers but Careless Sellers

Why do fund managers take their losses on bad stocks too late and their profits on good stocks too early? Professor Brad Barber and his co-author share their research.

UC Davis MBA Team Completes Global Centers Project in Chile
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UC Davis MBA Team Completes Global Centers Project in Chile

UC Davis Global Affairs partnered to engage a team of six Part-Time MBA students

UC Davis is developing Global Centers, aimed at expanding the university’s mutually beneficial partnerships and activities in regions around the world. The first one set to launch is the Global Center in Latin America, where six part-time MBA

Reflecting on Our Early Years to Future Goals
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Reflecting on Our Early Years to Future Goals

UC Davis Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship founder and faculty director Professor Andrew Hargadon reflects on our early years--and our path today and into the future.

Winners of the U21 & PwC Innovation Challenge (Group C) Announced
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Winners of the U21 & PwC Innovation Challenge (Group C) Announced

UC Davis Graduate of Management MBA student Daniel Student was recently announced as a runner-up in the 2018-19 Universitas 21/PwC Innovation Challenge. For his efforts, Student will receive exclusive coaching sessions with the PwC Academy tailored

Japa Inc. Wins Capitalize Grand Prize
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Japa Inc. Wins Capitalize Grand Prize

Japa, winner of the 2018 Big Bang! Business Competition, took the $10,000 prize in the Sacramento Kings Capitalize fourth annual Tech Night. Japa's innovative parking inventory management system makes the parking experience, specifically for campuses

Scared of Stocks? Buy a House Instead
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Scared of Stocks? Buy a House Instead

New research by UC Davis economist Alan Taylor shows that real estate is both a better and safer investment than previously believed.

Do We Need A #MeToo For Machines?
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Do We Need A #MeToo For Machines?

Despite the female appearance and personalities of many robots, their creators are predominantly male. Research by UC Davis Professor Kimberly Elsbach explores why AI is more likely to associate women with domestic tasks.

Digital Therapeutics: Video Games Can Be Healthy
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Digital Therapeutics: Video Games Can Be Healthy

Co-founded by Tony Simon, Cognitive is a Davis-based therapeutic company developing "digital therapeutics" — treatments in the form of virtual reality games to reduce cognitive and motor impairments in brain injury patients and children with

What’s Next in the Disney-Netflix Streaming Battle?
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What’s Next in the Disney-Netflix Streaming Battle?

Professor Hemant Bhargava shares his insights on Netflix's future and its preparedness as Disney plans to launch a competing video streaming service, stating, 'Netflix also has other ammunition, too.'

Disney+ Challenge to Netflix
Disney+ Challenge to Netflix
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Disney+ Challenge to Netflix

Disney's streaming service, Disney+, will launch at the end of 2019. The company claims it will be cheaper than Netflix, but there are more reasons why you'll want to subscribe.

Disney's streaming service, Disney+, will launch at the end of 2019

Protecting Energy Groups From Climate Lawsuits Is A Bad Idea
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Protecting Energy Groups From Climate Lawsuits Is A Bad Idea

Financial Times op-ed by Professor Paul Griffin

Professor Paul Griffin co-authors an op-ed in the Financial Times based on his latest research about how well fossil fuel firms are informing investors. 

Raydiant Oximetry Raises $1 Million Seed Round
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Raydiant Oximetry Raises $1 Million Seed Round

Raydiant Oximety, winner of the 2017 UC Davis Big Bang! Business Competition, has raised $1 million seed round of venture capital and secured $200K+ in grant funding from the National Institutes of Health. The startup produces fetal pulse oximeter

Professor Donald Palmer Contributes to Australia’s Investigation of Child Sexual Abuse in Organizations
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Professor Donald Palmer Contributes to Australia’s Investigation of Child Sexual Abuse in Organizations

Institutional failures account for many of the 4,400 cases

A royal commission has delivered the most extensive report of its kind, with Professor Palmer providing expert analysis of institutional cultures. 

Quick Summary:

  • Royal Commission delivers most extensive report of its kind on child abuse in
5 Takeaways from the Disney-Fox Merger
5 Takeaways from the Disney-Fox Merger
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5 Takeaways from the Disney-Fox Merger

The Walt Disney Co. is potentially in a deal to merge with 21st Century Fox – but what would this mean for both parties and the entertainment industry?